Sun Yawei
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics
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Representing  China
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| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | 100 m hurdles |
| Asian Championships | ||
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2009 Guangzhou | 100 m hurdles |
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2011 Kobe | 100 m hurdles |
Sun Yawei (
100 meter hurdles. She is a two-time gold medallist in the event at the Asian Athletics Championships and won the bronze at the Asian Games in 2010. In China, she is referred to as the "female Liu Xiang", in respect of her more successful hurdling compatriot.[2]
Her personal best time is 12.94 seconds, set in July 2011.
Born in
Chinese City Games.[3] The following year she was third at the Olympic Trials and was again runner-up in the hurdles at the Chinese Championships.[4] She closed 2008 with a personal best run of 13.39 seconds in Zhaoqing.[5]
Sun made improvements in the 2009 season, which began with her winning her first national title with a best of 13.15 seconds. She ran faster (13.12) in the heats at the 11th Chinese National Games,[6] but was not as quick in the final – the more experienced Liu Jing edged Sun into second place.[7] In spite of her defeat in the national competition, she went unbeaten at regional level, winning gold medals at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships and the East Asian Games.[8][9]
She ran in Europe for the first time in 2010, setting a
Nanching.[14]
References
- ^ "Sun Yawei Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ 女子100米栏决赛 “女刘翔”孙雅薇得铜牌 (in Chinese). Ycwb (2010-11-25). Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- ^ a b Sun Yawei. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2008-11-11). Chinese athletics season comes to a close; juniors again in spotlight. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-10-22). Gong Lijiao puts 20.35m to highlight the first day of Chinese National Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2009-10-23). World leading 66.40m Discus heave by Li Yanfeng in Jinan – Chinese National Games, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- IAAF(2009-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- ^ 孙雅薇：一半是“兽医” 一半是“栏后”（南京农业大学） (in Chinese). People (2010-05-20). Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- IAAF(2010-11-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- ^ Asian Grand Prix kicks off in Jiaxing. IAAF (2011-05-22). Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- ^ Liu Xiang clocks 13.22 championships in Kobe - Asian champs, final day. IAAF (2011-07-11). Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
- ^ High Jump: Ukhov over Baba, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder. RunBlogRun (2011-07-18). Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
External links
- Sun Yawei at World Athletics
- Sun Yawei at Olympedia
- Sun Yawei at the Chinese Olympic Committee
- 2010 Asian Games profile
